Interstate 295 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)

For the State Highway in Massachusetts, see Massachusetts Route 295.

Interstate 295 marker

Interstate 295
Providence Beltway
Route information
Length: 26.58 mi (42.78 km)
Existed: 1969[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: I‑95 in Warwick, RI
  US 6 in Johnston, RI
US 44 in Smithfield, RI
Route 146 in Lincoln, RI
US 1 in North Attleborough, MA
North end: I‑95 in Attleboro, MA
Highway system
Rhode Island Routes
← Route 246RIRoute 401 →
← I‑291MARoute 295 →

Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295 also known as Providence Beltway) is an Interstate route 26.58 miles (42.78 km) in length within the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It serves as a western bypass around Providence, Rhode Island with the southern terminus located in Warwick, Rhode Island and the northern terminus in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Route description

Interstate 295 serves as a partial circumferential highway around Providence. The terminals of Interstate 295 are located in Warwick (interstate 95 exit 11 Northbound/12B Southbound), a partial access Y interchange (No direct ramps from interstate 295 south to interstate 95 north) and Attleboro (interstate 95 exit 4/ interstate 295 exit 2 Northbound) as a truncated/stubbed cloverleaf interchange.

History

In the mid-1950s, the state of Rhode Island introduced plans to build a beltway around Providence, then known as Relocated Route 5 for inclusion in the Interstate Highway System. A modified version of this plan was accepted, with another modification done in 1960 resulting in a planned alignment. Construction began in 1964 and the original route was completed by 1975. The original intention was to have interstate 295 act as a full ring road around the greater Providence area with the alignment roughly following Route 37) across Narragansett Bay and continuing in a Northern direction with a major interchanges located at Interstate 195 exit 2 in Swansea, Massachusetts before heading west towards Attleboro. Due to opposition from communities in the proposed alignment, cancellation occurred in 1982.

The original alignment of Interstate 84 called for an east-west right of way from the Rhode Island and Connecticut state line (Willimantic, Connecticut and Foster, Rhode Island) to Johnston, Rhode Island through the Scituate Reservoir. The connection with Interstate 295 was planned as a full interchange with flyover ramps. Due to fears of runoff affecting the Scituate Reservoir, this alignment of Interstate 84 was cancelled. This interchange (Exits 6A-C) currently acts as multiplex for US 6 with a partial interchange with Route 10 further down US 6.

Exit list

Both Massachusetts interchanges will be changed to mileage-based numbers under a project scheduled to start in 2016.[2] The proposed exit numbers are 2A/B and 4A/B. [3]

StateCountyLocation[4]mi[4]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Rhode IslandKentWarwick0.000.00 I‑95 south – New YorkSouthern terminus; Also includes a ramp from I-95 south to I-295 north, exit 12B; north exit 11 (RI)
0.701.131 Route 113 west – West Warwick
1.101.772 Route 2 north – OaklawnNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1.502.412 Route 2 south – WarwickSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
ProvidenceCranston3.705.953 Route 37 to Route 2 / Route 51 – Cranston, T. F. Green Airport, CoventrySigned as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west)
Johnston6.5010.464 Route 14 (Plainfield Pike)
7.6012.235Rhode Island Resource Recovery Industrial ParkOpened in 2005
8.8014.166 US 6 (US 6A east) – Providence, Hartford]]Signed as exits 6A (US 6 east), 6B (northbound U-turn to I-295 south), and 6C (US 6 west/US 6A east) northbound
Smithfield12.2019.637 US 44 – North Providence, SmithfieldSigned as exits 7A (east) and 7B (west)
15.4024.788 Route 7 – North Smithfield, North ProvidenceSigned as exits 8A (south) and 8B (north)
Lincoln18.7030.099 Route 146 – Woonsocket, WorcesterSigned as exits 9A (south) and 9B (north)
Cumberland21.1033.9610 Route 122 – Cumberland
22.8036.6911 Route 114 – Cumberland
RI–MA border23.5
0.000		37.8
0.000		Rhode Island–Massachusetts state line
MassachusettsBristolNorth Attleborough1.8522.9811A US 1 south – Pawtucket, RI
1.8612.9951B US 1 north – North Attleboro
Attleboro4.0256.4782A I‑95 south – ProvidenceI-95 exit 4 (MA)
4.0646.5402B I‑95 north – BostonNorthern terminus, I-95 exit 4 (MA)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=i0295ma
  2. ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2015). "COMMBUYS - Bid Solicitation FAP# HSIP-002S(874) Exit Signage Conversion to Milepost-Based Numbering System along Various Interstates, Routes and the Lowell Connector". Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Robert H. Malme (2015). "I-295 and I-395 in Mass. Current and Future Exit Lists". Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. 1 2 MassDOT Planning Division. "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

External links

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